RG Nets rXg Multi-Services Edge Gateway Overview

The RG Nets rXg is a sophisticated multi-services edge gateway. It provides everything from routing to secure NAC to virtual broadband gateways, and so many services in-between. See an overview of the platform in this video.

Clint Kennedy from RG Nets presented an overview of the rXg Multi-Services Edge Gateway at Networking Field Day 33. RG Nets, a company founded by network engineers, has been profitable for 16 years without VC backing and has about 8,000 global deployments. Their rXg platform integrates multiple network services into a single system, simplifying deployment and management. This solution is suitable for various verticals, including large public venues, hospitality, education, and service providers.

The rXg platform consolidates services like routing, DNS, DHCP, network access control, subscriber management, and more into one operating system, reducing the need for multiple specialized devices. This integration enables easier scaling and deployment, especially in demanding environments like large airports, stadiums, and higher education institutions.

Kennedy emphasized the platform’s API-driven architecture, role-based access control, and clustering capabilities, which allow for high availability and scalability. The platform supports both symmetric and asymmetric clustering, enabling horizontal and vertical scaling. Additionally, RG Nets offers robust management, data plane, and control plane separation, ensuring efficient traffic handling and service delivery.

The presentation also highlighted the platform’s ability to handle complex scenarios like space-time triggers for location-based services, UPnP with CGNAT, and fair share queuing algorithms for bandwidth management. Kennedy assured that the platform’s updates could be managed with minimal disruption, maintaining data plane traffic during upgrades.